- Great benefits and remuneration - base + car allowance + generous sales incentives
- Work with industry-leading products and technology
- Join a global organisation with a strong focus on training, safety and quality
At KONE, we bring buildings to life.
We see a future of smart cities. As an innovation leader in the elevator and escalator industry, our award-winning products and solutions continue to push boundaries, rethinking how we use buildings for life, work and play.
Our work will take you in different directions.
We are seeking a motivated Sales Consultant to join our New Building Solutions (NBS) Team in Grey Lynn, Auckland. This person will spend a large portion of their time out in the field developing business to drive sales and attain budgeted growth within our New Building Solutions Team. Although this role is based in our Grey Lynn office, this person will also look after sales in South Island, Wellington, and Central North Island of NZ.
What will you be doing?
- Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients across the lift industry.
- Understand customer needs and requirements to maximise lead conversion opportunities.
- Prepare accurate estimates, tenders, and quotations for both small and large-scale projects.
- Identify and drive up-selling and cross-selling opportunities.
- Proactively engage with prospective, dormant, and lapsed clients to generate new business opportunities and expand market presence.
Are you the one?
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
- Lift Industry experience is desirable but not essential.
- Prior sales experience within the construction, building services, or related industries preferred.
- Proven ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Strong reporting and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into opportunities for business growth and improved performance.
There’s so much more to KONE than you may realise.
- Enjoy career progression opportunities within a global organisation. Access a range of benefits that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.
- Grow with comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills.
Note: Applicants must either be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia or a citizen of New Zealand to apply for this position.
This role is being sourced directly by KONE. We respectfully request no agency approaches.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role
- Prior sales experience in construction, building services, or a related industry
- Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Strong reporting and analytical capabilities, including interpreting data and identifying trends
- Permanent resident or citizen of Australia, or citizen of New Zealand
Kone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kone and has not been reviewed or approved by Kone.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
